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On a slow snow day at the North Carolina General Assembly, one lone senator declares himself present and approves a checklist of Democratic causes.Click to Continue »

A bipartisan group of N.C. House members filed the second of two proposals Monday to create a nonpartisan redistricting process.Click to Continue »

Sometimes adults get a snow day too. Governments across the Triangle canceled meetings on Tuesday, icy roads temporarily trumping public business in Raleigh, Wake County, Fuquay-Varina, Apex, Chapel Hill, Cary,Click to Continue »

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest needs at least 500 people to sign up for “I Support Teachers” license plates, part of his effort to fund teacher raises through private donations.Click to Continue »

Alex Rodriguez has issued a handwritten apology "for the mistakes that led to my suspension" but has turned down New York's offer to use Yankee Stadium for a news conference…Click to Continue »

A heavy coating of sleet thwarted NCDOT efforts to plow Wake County freeways Monday night, but plowing crews were out on the road early Tuesday.Click to Continue »

Roadways across the Triangle were snow-covered Tuesday morning after a night of snow and sleet, but freezing rain did not come down as heavily as feared, much to the relief…Click to Continue »

Zach Maurides has turned a problem that he recognized as a student athlete at Duke University into the software system Teamworks, which helps coaches across the country manage their players’Click to Continue »

Renowned pitmaster Ed Mitchell has closed his restaurant at American Tobacco Campus, citing limited cooking capacity and a lack of private dining space. This is Mitchell's second stymied business venture…Click to Continue »

North Carolina House members are being asked this week to approve NC Senate legislation that starts with a quick gas tax cut and follows up with a big increase that…Click to Continue »